Hristodulos Nikolaidis the fanatical member of the extreme rascist Greek Cypriot Hrisi Avgi (Golden Dawn) organization, who brutally attacked and beat up two Turkish Cypriots on 31 March and 27 July 2005 in South Cyprus, was released by the South Nicosia District Court on 4 November 2005. Following the incidents both Turkish Cypriots made formal complaints and also submitted their medical reports to Greek Cypriot police and Hristodulos Nikolaidis was later arrested.

Following several postponements, the case was finally concluded on 4 November 2005 and Nikolaidis was acquited after the Greek Cypriot judge found the statements given by the two Turkish Cypriots in question to be insufficient.

On 27 July 2005 at the Sitio Restaurant in South Nicosia Turkish Cyprito Sadık Aktan and Greek Cypriot Marios Kleanthus were both beaten up by Hristodulos Nikolaidis only because he realized that one of the two men sitting at the next table was a Turkish Cypriot and they were speaking in English.